Hello Monks - I am working on a script and I am stuck. I have scoured the web but I must be asking the wrong questions. I have this sub that takes information from another piece of perl code. it looks like this: 
       $ejected_tapes=0 ;
        my @tapes_to_eject=@_ ;

# Going to add the file checks and date stuff in perl – ongoing
# We are going to have to generate a unique file
# Todo: make better use of array itteration

 
$stamp=`/bin/date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S`;
`/bin/touch /u01/scripts/logs/$stamp.tapes`;
$file="/u01/scripts/logs/$stamp.tapes";

# Now lets open a unique file and not worry about deleting each time

open (MYFILE, '>>$file');
print MYFILE "$\@_[0]:$\@_[1]:$\@_[2]:$\@_[3]:$\@_[4]:$\@_[5]:$\@_[6]:
+$\@_[7]:$\@_[8]:$\@_[9]:$\@_[10]:$\@_[11]:$\@_[12]:$\@_[13]:$\@_[14]"
+;
close (MYFILE);

$media_list=`/bin/cat /u01/scripts/logs/$file`;

    If ( $ejected_tapes == $maxslots ) {
        print "The export door in robot $robot_num only holds $maxslot
+s tape(s), \n";
        print "and BLAM has now ejected that many tapes. Please go and
+ empty the\n";
        print "import/export doors and press <RETURN> when you're fini
+shed";
        $ready=<STDIN>;
        $ejected_tapes=0;
        }
        
        
        `/usr/openv/volmgr/bin/vmchange -res -multi_eject -w -verbose 
+-rn $robot_num -rt tld -rh $robot_host -ml $media_list` ;
        
}

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ultimatly the $media_list var should just be a list of number:number:number etc. I pass it this through a file right now that I have to manually zero out each time I run the script. I want to create a file or blat the number out of the array directly to the command. Can someone give me a hint on how to do either? Thanks.

In reply to Help With Perl and Files by mrbbq

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